After the trainwreck that is Crystal Skull they should have allowed the franchise to die. Or, better yet, never make Crystal Skull and end the franchise on the high note that is Last Crusade.
I don't see anything fundamentally wrong with turning Indiana Jones into an American James Bond. Substitute Ford for another younger actor and have him go on a functionally independent adventure every few years.
The theme of the narrative - adventurous modern academic plumbs international conspiracy to discover ancient magic - can and has been done successfully across numerous franchises. Everything from The Mummy to National Treasure could easily have been written as an Indiana Jones movie.
But the need to keep dragging out these old fossil actors is baffling. There's no shortage of young talent and no reason to spend a fortune on post edit making old people look young again.
I don't see anything fundamentally wrong with turning Indiana Jones into an American James Bond. Substitute Ford for another younger actor and have him go on a functionally independent adventure every few years.
The theme of the narrative - adventurous modern academic plumbs international conspiracy to discover ancient magic - can and has been done successfully across numerous franchises. Everything from The Mummy to National Treasure could easily have been written as an Indiana Jones movie.
But the need to keep dragging out these old fossil actors is baffling. There's no shortage of young talent and no reason to spend a fortune on post edit making old people look young again.